“We knew that even if Lauren and I swept, the match was still going to come down to how we did in doubles,” Oleynik said. “It’s important that we started the way we did.”

Although Tatiana Anderson rallied from a 4-1 deficit to defeat Mia Green 7-5, with Makayla Eccles and Baily Rossi defeating Kate Lasky and Davis Faherty 6-2, Camarillo (15-3) still found itself trailing 4-2 following the first rotation.

Lisa Consiglio and Elena Clarfield defeated Makayla Byerly and Karina Wang 6-2, with Odian and Purewal holding off Cristina Choi and Sara Downey by the same score to give the Sharks the early advantage.

“I felt like once we got past that first team, it gave us a lot of confidence,” Purewal said. “All three teams presented different challenges, but we were in sync out there. We knew we needed to play well to help the team and that motivated us to go out and win.”

Choi and Downey were moved into doubles in an attempt to secure a sweep for Camarillo. They responded well the last two rounds, winning 6-0 and 6-1, but the first-round setback to Odian and Purewal created a momentum shift in Malibu’s favor.

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“I thought we came out strong and had really good energy from the beginning,” Odian said. “They were all good doubles teams, but I was really happy with how we set each other up and worked together. It took us a while against (Eccles and Rossi), but we settled down and did what we needed to do in order to win.”

Camarillo closed to 6-5 in the second round, before Odian and Purewal rallied from a 3-2 deficit to defeat Eccles and Rossi 6-4.

Louks and Oleynik increased the lead to 9-6 in the final rotation, but the Scorpions rallied again with Mina Pasaraba defeating Green 6-3, followed by Eccles and Rossi knocking off Clarfield and Consiglio 6-2. But Odian and Purewal clinched the victory by holding off Byerly and Wang 6-3.

“Whatever the outcome was, I just wanted our girls to fight all the way to the end and they did that,” Camarillo coach Claudia Grafenstein said. “Facing two nationally ranked singles players, I knew it was going to be tough to overcome. But I’m really proud of how far this group has come. This proves that we’re capable of playing with the best teams in our division.”